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I know I make chocolate chip cookies quite often on this blog. It’s just so simple, a crowd pleaser. This one is definitely one of my favorites. The cookies are soft, plump yet airy, just the right amount of sweetness and a little nutty from the ground oatmeal. It’s quite perfect, actually.

I have been using this “top secret”(but not really) recipe for about 8 years now. It never fails me. Sometimes, I eliminate the nuts, add in some raisins, whatever. They turn out good any way.

So there is some history to this recipe. These cookies are actually called the Neiman Marcus cookie. There is a whole back story/legend behind this special recipe (fine it here). I won’t get into it. You be the judge. I will just share the recipe.

Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet..Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

I love making treats for people around me. I am not an affectionate person, so making and giving treats is really my way of showing my appreciation for the people around me. For the holidays, I decided to make these cute S’mores that I discovered from Pinterest.

They were incredibly easy and fast to make, if you were to make a small batch. However, I literally made over four dozens of these treats. Needless to say they took me a couple of hours. Other than making them as holiday gifts, they are also great for host gifts, party favors, etc.

I had a sudden urge to bake cookies the other day. The kind of cookies that makes your whole house smell warm and fuzzy, the kind that makes you miss your friends and family, the kind that makes you look forward to the holiday season.

Well, I didn’t have many ingredients on hand, but I did to whip up some cinnamon sugar cookies with what I had, and they did the job. You cannot beat the smell of warm cinnamon sugar cookies, or their official term, snicker-doodle cookies. My house smelled good, I started to miss my friends, and I am beyond excited for the holiday season.

For these batch of cookies, I adapted this recipe from howsweeteats.com. They were crispy on the outside, cakey on the inside. The sweetness from granulated sugar and the warmth from cinnamon and the surprise factor of chocolate chips just make the cookies irresistible. They are best eaten warm. With a cup of tea or milk. Your choice.

Makes about 20 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoon milk

1/2 cup chocolate chips

4 tablespoon granulated sugar and 2 teaspoon cinnamon for coating

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Then beat in egg and vanilla extract.

3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon.

4. Mix in the dry ingredients with wet, until dough comes together.

5. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes. With the top covered.

6. Roll the dough into one tablespoon size, roll in the sugar/cinnamon mix and press down to about 1/4 inch and place on baking sheet.

It was my last day at my job before I head to my summer internship, and I decided to bake cookies for the co-workers to show my appreciation.

I wanted to try something I’ve never done before. After looking up a couple of different recipes, I decided to go with Monster Cookies.

Monster cookies, what the heck does that mean anyway? Reminds me of Lady Gaga or Nikki Minaj.

Truth is, I don’t have the answer to why Monster cookies are called Monster cookies… I am assuming they are monster because they are made with a lot of different ingredients and since oatmeal is the main ingredient, the surface of the cookie is uneven and (a little ugly), and that’s why they are monster-like? Maybe? I don’t know. Or maybe the person who made up the cookies’ last name is Monster. Who knows. Who care. Ok, I am going to stop and just get to the point.